Titans intends to build offense around Derrick Henry

The Tennessee Titans finally were able to see what running back Derrick Henry can do as he torched opposing defenses for much of the 2018 season. Henry really got into a groove in the second half of the season, most notably when he carved the Jacksonville Jaguars defense for 239 yard and four touchdowns. Henry tied the league record in this particular game with a 99-yard touchdown run. So with that being said what’s next for the Heisman winning running back?

Head coach Mike Vrabel has big plans for his running back next season and plans to feature him often in the 2019 season, via Titans reporter Jim Wyatt.

“I think that is where the whole plan would like to start,” Vrabel said. “If Derrick can do what he did at the end of the year at the start this year, he’s certainly going to get a lot more opportunities.”

The Titans also appear to have a game plan in mind to not phase out running back Dion Lewis completely. It’s tough to not put Henry in as much as possible considering his skill level as well as his intimidating stature.

“We’re going to have to be able to use Dion and whoever else we have on the roster to complement (Derrick) in different aspects. There’s things that we can do to continue to let Derrick improve and getting the ball to him. He caught it well when we threw it to him, when he had opportunities to catch it on the move and gain some yards. So we know what his skill sets are and we just have to try to combine his efforts with what we are trying to do to get him the ball.”